Aurora and Annabelle are the daughters of Hatchway Gallery's Founder, Director, and Curator Vincent Kral. The pair started painting in daycare, Aurora holds a 5 year degree in Pre-K and is currently pursuing a K-5 degree. Both painter's explore non-toxic materials using paint brushes, hands, and non traditional paint application techniques. The sister duo are the 4th generation artists in the Kral family tree and they living proof of Picasso's quote: "All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up."

The Hatchway Gallery at Florida Avenue Brewing Company Presents:Room of Secondary LightNew paintings by Robert WegmannReception Saturday February 6, 2015 from 6 pm to 10 pm (Happy Hour 4pm to 7pm) Exhibition runs: February 6, 2015 – February 28, 2015

Robert Wegmann, is a local artist and long time fixture in the Tampa music community. In his current exhibition, “Room of Secondary Light,” Wegmann utilizes oil painting to bring forward distinctive interpretations of various pop-culture icons, notably from the film and music industry.Wegmann is an accomplished illustrator, has spent many years working in the printing and publishing industry, as well as in a photographer/designer role.He has released over seven solo albums, as well as produced and performed on various other musical projects.Wegmann is a Tampa native and holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of South Florida (1986).

The Hatchway Gallery at Florida Avenue Brewing Company Presents:Falling Over the EdgeNew works by Janett Pulido and Beth PlakidasReception Saturday December 13, 2014 from 6 pm to 10 pm (Happy Hour 4pm to 7pm) Exhibition runs: December 9, 2014 – January 2, 2015

Beth Plakidas and Janett Pulido have collaborated together for an exhibition that questions our general perception of painting. The work is marked by an interest in materiality and the expansive ideas of what a painting could be, by utilizing tools and mediums outside of the traditional convention. Questioning social norms and values, the artists attempt to break up the convention of painting by deconstructing the concept of the stretcher (support) and the canvas (surfaces). Beth and Janett confront the audience in a playful and thoughtful manner by the use of found objects. The work shares an affinity for transgressing from the traditional rectangular format to create an intense engagement with the materiality of painting, the support and the paint itself. The work pushes out the edge of the painting, playing with the basic structure of wood supports, stretched and un-stretched canvases. The work verges on sculpture and challenges the perimeters of the painting, pushing beyond the boundary and entering the viewer's space. It is composed of personal mark-making that values joy, uncertainty, and failure in the form of crude abstraction.

The Hatchway Gallery at Florida Avenue Brewing Company Presents:Familiar PlacesBy Monica PerezOpening Reception Friday November 7 from 6 pm to 10 pm (Happy Hour 4pm to 7pm) Exhibition runs: November 7, 2014 – November 29, 2014Familiar Places is a series of work that embodies a curious visual of memorable triggers. These triggers stem from the subtlety in recognizable architectural forms and eerie landscapes. The series draws the viewer in not by an over embellished composition but by a hint to a possible reality. The recurrence of houses is a motif for belonging while the solitary nature alludes to a sense of escapism.

Monica Perez is an artist currently living and working in Tampa. She graduated with her BFA from the University of South Florida in 2013. Monica is also a founding member of Quaid, a local art gallery that is a hub for emerging artists.

The Hatchway Gallery at Florida Avenue Brewing Company Presents:_Directional SpacesBy Hector René Del CampoOpening Reception Friday October 3 from 6 pm to 10 pm (Happy Hour 4pm to 7pm) Exhibition runs: October 3 2014 – November 4 2014 Born in Tampa, Florida, Hector Del Campo received his MFA in 2004 at the University of South Florida in Tampa and BFA at the Herron School of Art & Design in Indiana. A first generation Cuban-American, Hector has exhibited extensively and taught across the country and is currently on faculty at Ivy Tech Community College in Indianapolis, Indiana. My experience at the Jentel Foundation artist residency program this past summer in Wyoming, gave me the time to explore internally and with my surroundings/environment. This time of focus gave a transformative process of thoughts and feelings into a new avenue of work with multiple dimensions/spaces/constructs and creating multiple meanings. With my continued experimentation with the parallelograms, manipulating the assemblage and its geometric constructions.

What if I Still Need Help?New Works by Jasmine RippyOpening Reception Friday September 5 from 11 pm to 1 am Exhibition runs: September 5 2014 – September 26 2014

As a child growing up in the eighties, Danielle was constantly bombarded by pop culture. From nightmarish horror movies that some adults were even terrified to watch, to cartoons that brought to life the craziest dreams of any child's imagination, she loved it all. And still does. Her newest body of work not only pays homage to pop stars, past and present, but portrays them in a loveable, cartoony way, taking nothing away from their impact on popular culture. The portraits are done with the utmost respect, and care is taken to show each one in it's own positive light.

David’s drive to create art is directly connected to his childhood desire to build puzzles and create other realities. His artworks are drawn from his own experiences with family, friends and memory. Working with memories from his past, he creates art that is subtle but personal. Images of nostalgia and familiarity become the smaller pieces of a larger puzzle. He offers the viewer not the whole story, but the pieces in the form of visual clues from which they can project their own experiences. The interaction and connection with the viewer is important to the completion of David’s work. His pieces establish a complex narrative of constructed visual elements and reflect David’s desire at a young age to question how do the pieces of the puzzle fit together.

Works by Damian K. WildfongWe all fight battles in our everyday lives, experiencing beauty and craving peace. On the flip side, we’re constantly marginalizing battles fought around the globe by giving children toys of war. Explore the irony, or maybe not? Damian hopes you will seek to explore the juxtaposition of these issues through the lens of such an iconic and polarizing symbol.

Damian K. Wildfong is a Michigan-born artist, now a happy Seminole Heights transplant. Her background encompasses performance poetry, mid-century modern furniture, and exploring a wide spectrum of artistic mediums that convey her message. She has performed poetry all over the U.S. and was recently featured in the show Collab in St Petersburg, Florida.

Nostalgia, time and memory are concepts of keen interest to artist Ville Mehtonen. By combining abstraction with figuration, his works blends the familiar with the surreal and forces his audience to reexamine an image's origin.